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id: 65a35340e8c3ae32030cea01
title: Task 71
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-71
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Lisa: One of my main motivations was the financial stability that tech jobs can provide.
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`To provide` means to give something needed or useful. For example, a good website might `provide` information, or a software program might `provide` tools to help you work better.

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`One of my main motivations _ the financial stability that tech jobs can _.`

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`was`

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This word is a past tense verb used to describe a state or condition in the past.

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`provide`

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This verb means to give or supply something needed, like help, information, or resources.
